FORTS HENRY & DONELSON (Part the Third)
In which we look at the Federal timberclads’ dramatic raid up the Tennessee River, and Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston’s controversial decision to reinforce- but not to fully commit to the defense of- Fort Donelson.
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Battle of Fort Donelson: No Terms but Unconditional Surrender by James R. Knight.
Listen to Episode 91: HenryDonelsonPartThird
TIMBERCLADS & IRONCLADS
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| One of the Union’s timberclads, the U.S.S. Conestoga |
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| U.S.S. Tyler |
In which we take a quick look at the timberclads and city-class ironclads of the Federal’s “brown water navy” in the western theater of the Civil War.
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| One of Pook’s Turtles, the U.S.S. Cairo |
Our book recommendation for this episode is Mr. Lincoln’s Brown Water Navy: The Mississippi Squadron by Gary D. Joiner.
“Historian Gary D. Joiner has crafted a clear, concise, and masterful narrative history of the decisive role played by the Mississippi Squadron in winning the Civil War in the West. One of the least studied aspects of the conflict, this illuminating story of the improvised Brown Water Navy and the intrepid Union sailors who experienced the war from the deck of a western gunboat will enthrall the reader.” ~ Stacy D. Allen, chief historian, Shiloh national Military Park
Listen to Bonus Episode: http://civilwarpodcast.libsyn.com/bonus-timberclads-ironclads
BELMONT
In which we discuss (among other things) the Battle of Belmont, which took place on November 7, 1861.
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| Leonidas Polk (1806-1864) |
Our book recommendation for this episode is The Battle of Belmont: Grant Strikes South by Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr.
“In this definitive study of U.S. Grant’s first Civil War battle, Nathaniel Hughes has done for Belmont what Wiley Sword did for Shiloh and Peter Cozzens for Stones River. This is a lively account, as well researched as it is well written.” ~ James I. Robertson
Listen to Episode 82: Belmont